Die Arbeit behandelt vier Romane des 1942 geborenen Amerikaners John Irving: The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Cider House Rules und A Prayer for Owen Meany. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die Fragen, inwieweit die Erzahlkunst Irvings der Tradition des Fabulierens verpflichtet ist und welche innovatorischen Elemente aufzufinden sind, die spezifisch zeitgenossisches Fabulieren hervorbringen. Dabei wird insbesondere Irvings tragikomische literarische Welterfassung untersucht. Die Erorterung der daraus resultierenden Rezeptionsvielfalt erfolgt im Ruckgriff auf...

"Hannah and the Talking Tree' is a children s book specially designed to plant the seeds of environmental activism in the next generation. Printed on recycled paper. Gold Medal winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. Hannah is a little girl with a special and unique gift. She has very, very big ears which enable her to hear things in the world all around her that other people do not notice.She can hear the grass grow, the wind sing, and the ants march one by one. She can hear birds chirping far away and even hear the trees drinking water. Unfortunately, she is teased and...